Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 08 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
13.9° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (09 Nov)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (09 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
0
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
0.4
SSW
1.1
NE
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)15151616151414141414141313121212899810878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12112318826322823622615415815220720119216211511114218632029735163265389
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
SW
15
S
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:34AM
2.11
8:00PM
1.89
8:35AM
2.06
9:03PM
1.85
9:38AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17AM
0.02
1:59PM
0.11
2:18AM
0.06
3:00PM
0.14
3:19AM
0.11
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Sunrise-----6:00-------5:58-------5:56--
Sunset-8:21-------8:22-------8:23------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181616161312141515141213121318201818181715121314
Feels °C (?)1513141410111313131210101011121614151412128911
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